Common Sea Star, Starfish

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Discipline
Invertebrate Zoology
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Region
Atlantic Ocean Region
Description
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Number of objects in this record
2
Record Last Modified
27 Feb 2024
Collection Date
1882
USNM Number
EO32529
Object Type
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality
Crab Ledge region off Cape Cod, North America, Atlantic Ocean, United States, Massachusetts, Barnstable County
Scientific Name
Asterias rubens
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
Taxonomy
Animalia, Echinodermata, Asterozoa, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae
Topic
Education & Outreach
Record ID
nmnheducation_10008991
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3738b7f7e-6afb-4411-913a-50fbd79a8d24

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